Stephen Weitz
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Begin forwarded message: > From: Paul Scott <[email removed]> > Date: August 17, 2011 10:04:10 AM PDT > To: RAV4-EV list <[email removed]> > Cc: Zan Dubin Scott <[email removed]> > Subject: [RAV4-EV] Have you used a Costco SPI in the past 2 years? > > Important! > > Plug In Am...
Stephen Weitz
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I bought a new electric Nissan Leaf and have decided to sell my General Motors 1998 Chevy S10 (NiMH battery) electric pickup truck. This Chevy S10 electric vehicle qualifies for single person car pool lane use (HOV or diamond lane) in California. A white "Access OK" sticker wo...
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Wed, 3 Aug 2011 00:16:03 EDT
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We have enough owners buying that brought the price down to 1700 for the PIM. There is still a couple of PIM's left not spoken for so you still have your chance. This is a one time group buy that will not happen again as the PIM has been discontinued by GM and are no longer av...
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Sat, 30 Jul 2011 03:39:42 EDT
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I have been thinking about your event. The area your describing is about where the pre charge resistors are located. When they blow they do make some noise and they smell really bad when you remove the PIM cover. They are also not visible with the cover removed. So maybe its n...
Michael MacDonell
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:34:28 -0700 (PDT)
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That is very gracious of you to offer these to the list. There are many trucks still on the road because you have offered parts and repair advice. Thank You for that. ? ? I assume the PSCM and the APCM took a hit during this incident and are inop? I believe the APCM powers the...
Richard Hatfield
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:11:18 -0700
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We have replaced the control logic cards in two S10 Drives. We use the factory power section but not the factory control cards. If it is only the control logic section and not the power section we may have the parts that you need. Richard Hatfield Lightning Motorcycle On Jul 2...
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Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:54:29 EDT
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Well this brings up a good question. I bought two PIM's many years ago when the list price I think was around 3300. If I recall correctly they came in from GM being called remanufactured. Cost was around 2200 each. I believe this is the most complex and game over part on the S...
Michael MacDonell
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:54:22 -0700 (PDT)
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Looks like it was Jim's truck several years back that had the capacitor issue. Look in the archives for 2006 under the heading of "Capacitors are your friend." A good explaination from Jim amd Jeff about what happens when the caps let go. --- On Thu, 7/28/11, [email removed] w...
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Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:29:07 EDT
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Jeff is on vacation so he might not look at these posts for a while until he gets back. Jeff might still be able to work on these types of projects. I would for sure run it by him to see if he is willing to take this on. Don In a message dated 7/28/2011 6:23:13 P.M. Pacific Da...
Michael MacDonell
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:23:02 -0700 (PDT)
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The part I'm referring to is a vertically mounted circuit board right in the middle of the case along the back wall. When I say the capacitors are fine I mean they are not blown apart like the ones Jeff Thomas posted pics of a few years back. I thought I remember the blue caps...
Jim Coate
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:43:55 -0400
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Off hand that sounds like the resistor board that blows up when the caps go bad. A simple circuit board with maybe $20 worth of wire wound resistors and then some expensive conformal coating on top. I'd double check those caps. And dig in to see the source of smoke. Assuming y...
Michael MacDonell
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:36:12 -0700 (PDT)
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I was charging my 97' NIMH truck this morning when I heard a loud pop and everything shut down. My first thought was that it was the capicators in the inverter but when I removed the cover the nice blue capacitors were fine but whatever is mounted right in the middle of those...
Michael Anzalone
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:21:03 -0400
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Steve, A while ago, I documented the pinouts in the battery box harness from my '98 NiMH battery box; let me know if you'd like a copy. It's in Excel format. Best, Michael Anzalone > Hi all,**** > > ** ** > > Do any of our technical folks know for sure if the sense leads for t...
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Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:39:52 -0400 (EDT)
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absolutely. They have to be. In a message dated 7/27/2011 5:09:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email removed] writes: Hi all, Do any of our technical folks know for sure if the sense leads for the BPCM individual module voltage wires are designed as electronically ?isolated? f...
Steve Hawkins
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:09:54 -0600
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Hi all, Do any of our technical folks know for sure if the sense leads for the BPCM individual module voltage wires are designed as electronically "isolated" from each other or not? Thanks, Steve From: Steve Hawkins [mailto:[email removed]] Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 8:39 AM...
Michael Anzalone
Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:05:42 -0400
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Michael Anzalone here from Long Island, NY. Great idea, Don! I'd like to add to Don's roll call idea that owners post their location, total miles on the odometer, as well as their truck's VIN's as well...it might be interesting to see any patterns. Mine has 32,748 miles, and t...
Scott Leck
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:04:20 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
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I have a 1997 with NiMH batteries. I drive about 35 miles 3 to 5 days a week to work and back, depending on how warm it is. I charge at a public charging station near my office (Mountain View California City Hall) as I can't quite make the r/t without recharging. The odometer...
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I believe those serve as a low pass filter. Stephen Johnsen HPEV LLC On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 8:40 AM, <[email removed]> wrote: > According to the pack wiring diagram, each battery is monitored by the > BPCM?for voltage. What you're referring to is a 30.9K resistor. > Kevin McM...
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Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:40:16 -0400 (EDT)
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According to the pack wiring diagram, each battery is monitored by the BPCM for voltage. What you're referring to is a 30.9K resistor. Kevin McMullin Bear Delaware -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://five.pairlist.net/mailman...
Steve Hawkins
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:38:36 -0600
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Hi folks, A long time ago ('08) I inquired about the electronic device that is connected in-line with each battery terminal in the 18awg orange wire? It is housed in a black shrink-wrap with a purple strip about 3 inches from each terminal, and looks like a "pill" or "bump" un...
Steve H
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:15:17 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi All, ? Still driving my '98 S-10 EV with NiMH battery pack about 35 miles per week.? Range is around 40+ miles.? 13,900 total miles. ? Steve Hilo, HI -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/private/s1...
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Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:47:39 EDT
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I had searched around about 9 months ago since many manufacturers now are making fuel efficient tires. The problem I came across is almost none of them are sized to fit the S-10, Ranger or RAV4. The best rated tire at the time was by Michelin. A couple of notches below the Mic...
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Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:31:27 -0400 (EDT)
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All of my tires were dry-rotted when I purchased the truck a few years ago. I replaced them with Uniroyal Tiger paw AWP 2 P205/75R15 Max pressure of 44 psi. Very happy with them. 6500 miles on them now and don't show any signs of wear. Kevin McMullin Bear Delaware ------------...
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Robin Ku in Broomfield Colorado. 1998 NiMH from EVB. Moderate use until a month ago (15 mile round trip to work on mostly side streets). I'm not running or charging at the moment with a compressor fault. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed.....
Richard Falk
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:55:08 -0700 (PDT)
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To Kevin, ? ????? I put in the new capacitors a couple of months ago. I would be willing to talk you through it. I have pictures. [email removed] ? ? ???????????????????????????????????? Thanks Rick Falk --- On Wed, 7/20/11, [email removed] <[email removed]> wrote: From: [emai...
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Most likely your stock capacitors are fine. Since your not running as high a voltage as a NiMH pack. Jeff became aware of the higher failure rate when converting the trucks from lead to NiMH. Most of his later upgrades included new capacitors. Don In a message dated 7/20/2011...
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Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:31:46 -0400 (EDT)
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Hey Don, 75 AH Deka lead acids. Kevin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/private/s10-ev/attachments/20110720/f690e3a4/attachment.htm>
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Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:49:59 EDT
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Kevin Your pack is lead or NiMH? Don In a message dated 7/20/2011 8:43:01 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email removed] writes: So I'm getting more and more nervous about the life of the original capacitors in my now "perfect" truck. If I purchase the replacements, is someone go...
Richard Falk
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I have a 97 S-10 lead acid. I drive it almost every day. The range has dropped to about 10 miles. I need to replace the batteries. I have North Star 60 type batteries. My air conditioner stopped working this year so in the hot weather I have used it less. ? ?????????????? Than...
Stephen Weitz
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Hi Don, I know of 7 S10 EVs in the SF Bay Area. Bob has 1.5 NiMH trucks. Bill has 1 NiMH truck. Gregg has a NiMH which needs batteries brought back to life. Scott has 1 NiMH truck in very active use. Richard has an S10 converted to Lithium batteries. And I have an original 199...